419 scam: "JUSTICE SONNY," <headoffice63@yahoo.com.ph> HELLO DEAR, GOOD NEWS, THAN K

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- andersonsonnhy@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JUSTICE SONNY," <headoffice63@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: andersonsonnhy@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:45:35 +0545
Subject: HELLO DEAR, GOOD NEWS, THAN K

HELLO DEAR,

I AM JUSTICE SONNY ANDERSON, THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO A FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR, WHO WORKED WITH A MULTINATIONAL ORENT OIL FIRM IN NIGERIA. ON
THE 11TH OF SEPTEMBER 2010, MY CLIENT, A AMERICAN NATIONAL, LATE
ENGINEER A. MICHEAL LYON , AN OIL MERCHANT / CONTRACTOR WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, UNTIL HIS DEATH 2 YEAR AGO IN A GHASTLY
TERRORIST ATTACK IN NORTHERN NIGERIA WITH 86 PEOPLE ON BOARD.

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL INQUIRIES TO SEVERAL EMBASSIES TO LOCATE
ANY OF MY CLIENTS EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.
AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACE HIS
RELATIVES OVER THE INTERNET, TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY BUT OF NO
AVAIL. THEN I HAVE TO CONTACT YOU TO ASSIST ME IN
REPATRIATING THE MONEY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET
CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK

WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED. PARTICULARLY, THE BANK WHERE THE
DECEASED HAD AN ACCOUNT VALUED AT ABOUT US$65.5 MILLION HAS ISSUED ME A
NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN, RELATIVES SO THAT THE FUND LEFT
WILL BE TRANSFERRED OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT CONFISCATED.

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEAR
NOW I SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED
SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT US$65.5MILLION CAN BE PAID
TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THIS MONEY.

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGIT AND I CONTACTED YOU TO PARTICIPATE TO THIS
MATTER DUE TO THE FACT THAT CLAIMS OF THIS $65.5M NEEDED A FOREIGN
PARTNER WHO CAN OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT BEFORE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
JUSTICE CAN BE ISSUED POWER OF ATTORNEY / AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM ON YOUR NAME
BEFORE THE PAYING CAN BE WIRED THE $65.5M TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAYS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I
CONTACTED YOU TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN

OF THIS INHERITANCE PAYMENT BUT BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS A DEAL BETWEEN
YOU AND I, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY MADE UP MINE MIND TO BE ENTITLE OF 60% OF
THE TOTAL FUND AS A PERSON WHO BRING THE BUSINESS WHILE YOU ARE IN
POSITION OF 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS A PERSON WHO STAND AND ALSO PROVIDE
HIS ACCOUNT TO WORK ON THE PAYMENT.

SUPPLY ME WITH FOLLOWING INFORMATION WHILE I WILL APPLY APPLICATION OF
INHERITANCE CLAIM TO THE ECO BANK WHERE THE MONEY IS BEEN CURRENTLY

DEPOSITED.

1, YOUR FULL NAME

2, YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS

3, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE, MOBILE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATING FOR
EACH OTHER

I AWAIT YOUR KIND RESPONSE, PLEASE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAPABLE IN
HANDLING THIS DEAL WITH ME, DUE REPLY ONLY ON MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL
ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASONS; andersonsonnhy@yahoo.com AND NOTE THAT THE
NURTURE OF THIS

DEAL NEEDS A VERY TOP SECRECY.

BEST REGARDS,

JUSTICE SONNY ANDERSON
andersonsonnhy@yahoo.com

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